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Paper Cartridge M adhiner No. 237,605. PatentedFet LS,1881f jziiimqsea'.

wmmd Y m and State of Connecticut, have 'invented a new, Improvementin Wad-WindingMachines; and

UNITED STAT S PATENT OFFICE.

enonen r. SALISBURY, OF NEW HAVEN, OONNEOTICUT, AssIonon TO run wrnonnsrnn REPEATING ARMS COMPANY, on SAME PLaoE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Iatent N0, 237,605, dated February 8, 1881.

' I Application filed November 10,1880. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, Gnonen P. smsn'vn, of New Haven, in the county of New Haven I do hereby declare the following, when taken in connection with the accompanying draw-v ings, and the letters-of reference marked there- 'on, to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same and which said. drawings constitute part of this specification, and represent,in-

Figure 1, side view Fig. 2, front view;.Fig.-

3, top view: Figs. 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9, detached vlilews, illustrating the operation of the mame. V

This invention relates toau improvement in 1 machines fol-winding and introducing the wad l recited in the claims.

into papervcartridge shellse-that is to say, a wad which is introduced into the head end of .thepapcr shell and to form a part of that end of the shell which is incloscd by a metal cap,

the particularclass of shells to which it is applicable bein g com monly called shot-shells that'is, shells which are'designed for breechloadin g shot-guns, the object of this invention being to automatically wind the wad and place it inthe shell; audit consists in the construction as hereinafter described and particularly the' operative mechanism of the machine is placed; B, the driving-shaft'snpported. and made to revolve in bearings B! by application ofpower theretothrough pulley B or'other-v wise.

.0 is-hdisk arranged upon the bed so as to be 7 rotated freely thereou'in a 'planevparallel with the plane of the'bed-that is, with itsaxis'vertical. Near or at the edge of the plate recesses a are made-more or lessin number, each prepared to' receive a single tube, 1), into which .the Wed is -to be placed. These tubes are in- .troduced by hand in the usual manner of in- An intermittent rotating movement is ini-v parted to the disk 0 by a pawl, D, (see Fig. 3,)

next, and -substantially as in other cartridgev machines. The-intermittent movement of the disk successively presents the upper end of each shell toaspreading-pnnch,E. (See Fig. 4.)

To this punch a vertical reciprocating movement is imparted from the cam D, through a rock-shaft, E, and connectingdever E, which operates upon the vertical spindle E, to which the punch E is attached, as seen in Fig. 4.

The downward, movement of the punch E, as from the position seen in Fig. 7 to that seen in Fig.3 causes the punch to enter the upper end'of the shell and expand it',as seen in Fig. I 8. Then rising, the next shell is presented, and

so on. The shells thus spread pass on beneath the wad winding devices. As represented, there are two of these devices. Description of one will be sufficie'nt.

F is a vertical sleeve, extending down from 1 the head G, its internal diametercorresponding in size to the wad to be wound. Through the sleeve is a follower, H, movable vertically within the sleeve-seen in vertical section in Fig. 4, and transverse section enlarged, Fig. 6. The follower H has an intermittent vertical reciprocating movement imparted to it by a cam,

H, on the driving-shaft, through a lever, H. (See Fig. 5.) When in .its normal condition the follower stands above the lower open end vof the sleeve. Vertically through the follower His a spindle, d, extending down to near the lower open end of, the sleeve, and above into a suitable-- support, d. A rapid revolution is imparted to this spindle through apulley, c.

At the side of the machine a table, I,'is arranged,=on which thepaper from which the wad is to be made, is placed. This paper 18 cut in along strip, woundand laid upon the table,'as seen in Fig. 3. The table is provided with a rim to retain the paper thereomaud with a slot, f, through which the paper passes to the wad-winder. The spindle d has a vertical slot in its lower end. into which the end ofthe paper is introduced, so that when the spindle revolves, it engages the end ot the strip and causes the paper to be wound onto the spindle within the sleeve Fand below the follower H, until the wad has acquired the full diameter of the interior of the sleeve F. Then the spindle ceases to revolve, because the friction between the'paper and the sleeve becomes greater than the power applied to cause the spindle to revolve. The application of power to the spindle is made, preferably, by a band which will slip onthe pulley 0 when the sleeve has been filled by the winding of the paper, as before mentione When the requisite quantity of paper has thus b'een wound to form the wad, a cutter, L, (see Fig. 6,) is advanced by the action of a cam, L, and cuts the strip. The wad thus formed is forced down into the :open end of the shell by. the downward move:

- as seenin broken lines, Fig. 6, it forges the end .of the paper into the slot in the spindle d, thepaper guided through a slot, h, in the follower, as seen in Fig. 6, the time at which the finger operates being when the follower is down, and immediately after having forced the previously-wound wad from the sleeve F. This enables the use ofa continual strip of he material,' the cutter L operating to cut off the strip when the wad has been wound to the proper density. p

Independent strips, or strips cut to a given length, may be introduced, but the automatic feed and cutting is preferred because it permits variations in the thickness of the paper without aifecting the density of the Wed, as the wad is wound to a given density irrespective to the thickness of the paper, owing to the fact that the winding continues until the sleeve is filled, as before described.

It will be apparent that in thus winding th wad the spindle cl is liable to stop at any point within its revolution, and which might 1 not present the slot in the proper position to receive the end of the strip of paper, and fur ther, the spindle must be held stationary while the end of the strip is being introduced. For this purpose an automatic stop is applied consisting of a disk, c, on the upper end of the spindles, each having a shoulder, a, and in line with the disk '8 is a slide, at, (see Fig. 5,) which is actuated by a lever, N, hung to the head or frame G on a pivot, N, one arm of the lever attached to the slide m, the other bearing upon the lever H, which operates the foilower H, and so that after the wad has been wound and the spindle therefore standing still, the follower forced down, the lever H passes away from the levcr'N, permitting it to fall and the slide at to be drawn forwardby the action of the spring m into line with the shoulder a on the disk I, and so that the shoulder on the disk will strike the slide at and arrest the revolution of the spindle, (as seen at the right, Fig. 3,) and this arrest occurs when the slot in the spindle is in the position seen in Fig.6 to receive the end of the strip of paper. Then when the follower riscs the lever H will force the slide m away from and out of connection with the disk i and permit the spindle to revolve and wind a wad.

As before stated, two wad-winders, such as described, are shown'in the drawings, arranged distant from each other corresponding to the distance between the first and third or alternate shells in the disk. One of the winders is arrangetLto make a wad while the other is introducing the one which it has made, and the feed is such-that is, one shell at a step-that one wad-winder introduces its wad, say to the first, third, fifth, and so on, while the other inand so on; yet asingle'wad-winding device may be employed, the movement of the disk being made accordingly. After the wad has been introduced to the tube the rotation of the disk carries the tubes along until they reach an ejector, It. This consists of a pair of fingersexteudinginto annular grooves, r, in the edge of the disk, (see Fig. 4,) the figures inclined, as seen in Fig. '3, so as to extend into the inside. of the recesses and so that as the tubes advance onto the fingers they are forced radially outward, as seen in broken lines, Fig. 3, and delivered from the machine. The operator may, however, take the tubes-out by hand, or theymay be otherwise delivered from the machine.

In some cases it is desirable to make the wads without introducing them into the shells; In such case the disk 0 is dispensed with; and, further, in such case the wad may be wound independent of the sleeve, the diame ter of the wad being determined by the length of the paper or by other devices which shall cause the winding to cease when the requisite diameter is attained, and, in that case, instead of moving the follower toeject the wad from the spindle, the spindle may be with- .of which will properly present the slot in the spindle to receive the end of the paper.

troduccs its wad to the second, fourth, sixth,

required density irrespective of the position of the slot, yet the instant the wad is forced from the spindle by the descent of the follower the spindle is revolved until the shoulder on the disk i strikes the slide m, which stops the spindle in the proper position to receive the' end of the strip. This stop may be made in the form of a clutch and disengage the power from the spinde; but the shouldered disk is preferred.

I claim-- 1. The combination of two wad winding mechanisms, substantially such as described, with feeding devices, substantially such as described, to present alternate tubes to the said wad-winding mechanism-that is to say, the first, third, fifth,&c.,to onewindingmechanism; the second, fourth, sixth, 820., to the other-- and a follo'i er in each wad-winding mechanism to fo ae the wad into the shell presented by saidieed, substantially as described.

2.] l a wad-winder, the combination of the rev :ving spindle, constructed to engage the er of the strip from which the wad. is to be sound, a stop to arrest the revoluti n of the spindle in position to receive the end of the strip, a feeding device to force the end of the strip into engagement with the spindle, and a cutter, operating to cut off the strip when the requisite length has been taken by the revolving spindle, snbstantiallgasdeseribed. In a wadwinder, the combination of a revolvimg spindle,constructed to engage the end of the strip from which the wad is to be wound, a sleeve around said spindle and within which the wad is wound, a stop to arrest the spindle when in position to receive the end of the strip fromwhich. he wad is to be force the wad from the spindle into the tubes,

wound, a feed to present the end of the strip for engagement with the spindle, and awfullower within said sleeve to eject the completely-wound wad, substantially as described.

4. in a wad-winder, the combination of a revolving spindle, constructed to engage the end of the strip from which the wad is to be wound, a sleeve around said spindle and within which the wad is wound, a stop to arrest the spindle whenin positionto' receivethe end of the strip from which the wad is to be wound, a feed to present the endof the strip for-eugagement with the spindle, a follower within said sleeve to eject the com pletely-wound wad, with a cutter operating to out off the strip when the requisite length has been wound, substantially as described.

5. The combination of awad-windingmecln anism in which the winding-spindle is constructed to engage the end of the strip fromwhich the wad is to be wound, with feeding devices, substantially such as described, to present the cartridge-tubes into axial line with the said wimling-spindle, and a follower to substantially as described.

6. The combination of a wad-winder, substantially as described, with feeding device, substantiallysnch as described, to successively I present the cartridgetubes to the wad-winder to receive the wad. with adevice, substantially such as described, to expand the end of the tube to receive the wad, and a follower-to force the wad from the spindle into the tube, substantially as described GEORGE l5. SALISBURY.- Witnesses:

DANIEL H. VEADER, J suns N. KIMIBALL. 

